Sample-sheet holder.



Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

J. P. TIRRILL. SAMPLE SHEET HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED S PT. 30, 1910.

arias Pa r r orna e JACOB P. TIRRILIJ, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,

SAMPLE-S HEET HOLDER.

siding in the city of St Louis and State of' Missouri, have invented certain new and use-' ful Improvements in Sample Sheet Holders, of which the followlng is a full, clear, and

' exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part'of this specification. V

My invention relates to 'an improvement in removable sample sheet holders, andhas for its object to provide a simple and compact arrangement whereby a' varying number of sheets may be inserted or removed from the covers, and the increase or reduction in thickness be adjusted.

Anotherobject of my invention is to provide a flexible pivot for the covers andintermediate leaves, whereby they may be swung thereon for displaying said leaves without the necessity of removing the leaves from the book.

Figure I is a perspective view of my holder as it isuscd for holding samples of paper board. Fig. II is a section taken on line IIII, Fig. I; Fig. III is a detail view of a part of one of the paper boards showing the perforation for the pivot, the flexible plvot being shown in section. hlg.

I IV is a top view of the holder illustrated in the cover 1.

which the samples are turned relative'to each other and to the cover to'expose them to view.. p i

In the accompanying drawings l and 2 designate, respectively, the top and back covers, and 3 the samples of paper or paper Loard bet-ween thesccovers. The cover 1 is provided with perforations 4 and t tor the reception of a strap 5 which passes about the covers and their contents intermediate of one of the ends of the book. 'teccsses .or slots (3 and G are preferably provided in the sides of the cov s, and the sheets thercbctween, forthe reception of the strap 'lhis strap is preferably secured bya buckle 7 secured to one of its ends.

8 designates a strap secured at 8 to the through the covers 1 and 2, and the sheets therebetwcen, and secured in any desired adjustable manner to the cover 1, such as a buckle 10 secured to the strap 11 fastened to 12 designates a pair ot handles fastened- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 21 Application filed September 30, 1910.

Serial No. 584,663.

and 2.

13 designates a strap secured to the lower cover 2 and provided with perforations, and ,adapted to be secured to the top cover 1 by a buckle 14. carried by the strap 15 secured to the top cover.

In the use of my holder, any desired number of leaves are threaded upon the flexible strap 8 on top of the back cover 2, after which the top cover 1 is'also threaded on said pivot strap 8, which is then secured to the top cover 1 by the buckle connection secured thereto. The strap 5 is then passed about the book at the pivot end and secured by means of the buckle 7. The strap 13 at the open end of my holder is then secured to the buckle 1 when the holder is in condition to be carried by the handles 12;

hen it is desired to inspect any of the sheets 3 in the holder, the strap 13 is disengaged from the buckle 14 and the strap 5 is disengaged from the buckle'T, when the covers and sheets are in condition to be swung about the pivot strap 8, as clearly illustrated in Fig. IV

The sample sheet holders herein described. are sometimes made of such size and utilized to contain samples of such weight as to render it infeasible to carry the sample holder and the samples therein by means of the handle, or handle straps .12 hereinbctore. described. To provide for the sample holder or samples being readily carried under conditions such as that just referred to, I produce in the top and back covers of the holder notches i and 2, and in the sam pics 3, notches 3 that register with the notches in. the, covers. These severalcnotches are located near the ends of the covers and samples farthest removed from the end at which the strap 5 is located, and they permit of asupplementary strap being placed around the covers and samples, occupying said notches and making it possible for a handle to be applied to the two straps in a manner similar to that in which the handle ot' a shawl strap is applied to its straps, whereby a carrier for the sample holder is furnished by which it may be carried with readiness, even though the holder and sam plos be'ol great Weight,

l: claim: 4 g

1. In a sample holder, top and back covers, leaves bet-ween said covers, a flexible pivot swingingly connecting said cover and leaves at one end, and handles mounted on the other ends of said covers, said handles being adapted to hold said covers in position covering the leaves.

2. A sample holder comprising top and back covers, sample sheets, a flexible adjustablepivot strap passing through said covers and sheets, and a binding strap adapted to pass about said covers and sheets.

' 3. In asample holder, top and back covers connected by a flexible pivot adjustable in length, and means other than said pivot for holding said covers against relative pivotal movement.

4. A device of the character described comprising covers, sample sheets arranged between said covers, an adjustable strap pivotally connecting said parts, said sheets and covers belng' provided wlth recesses 1n-,-the1r 5. A sample holder comprising top and.

back covers, sample sheets therebetween, a

flexible pivot strip connecting said covers and sheets, and a binding stri extending about said covers and sheetsadjacent said pivot strip, said covers being provided with slots for holding said binding strip.

JACOB P. TIRRILL. In the presence of Jo P. G. ELKIN, S. L. WILLSON. 

